Building the tree! This year we started a new family tradition that is actually affordable living here: cloved oranges! 4 oranges: 12 cents. 1 pound of cloves: USD$4. Sticking oranges full of clove patterns with friends: priceless.

In the end, Sandra was still craving stuffing. So we had a small “traditional” Thanksgiving dinner at our home with two friends. Our menu included pumpkin curry soup, cranberry stuffing, roast duck, garlic mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie.